Naruto's Journey to Training

When the Third Hokage heard the news that Yu had returned, he was a little bit unbelieving. After all, no matter how fast a ninja was, it would take at least two or three days to get back to Konoha from the border.

My letter had just arrived at the border, and less than half a day later, this kid Yu arrived at the village. What kind of speed is that?

Sarutobi suppressed the shock in his heart. He didn't know how many times he had been surprised by Yu's unreasonable behavior. Sarutobi felt that if it continued like this, he would soon get used to it.

"Okay! I will immediately notify the ninjas in the village to come to the Hokage's office for a meeting! In about two hours, let the Uchiha clan leader come over!" Sarutobi pretended to be calm and said to the Uchiha ninja who came to inform the news.

"Yes! Lord Hokage! I will report the truth to the clan leader!" After saying that, the Uchiha ninja left the Hokage building.

Two hours later, Yu brought Uchiha Reiyang and Wada into the conference room.

When Yu arrived, almost all representatives of the Konoha families showed goodwill to Yu.

Of course, with the exception of the Sarutobi clan and the Shimura clan, representatives of the two clans wanted to approach the Uchiha, but when they saw Yu's ugly face in front of them, the two clan leaders couldn't bring themselves to do it.

I could only see the Uchiha and other families flirting with each other, and I felt very upset.

"Okay! Everyone is here, so let's officially begin!" Sarutobi said with a unhappy expression.

Today, for this meeting, he even pulled Tsunade, who had been staying in the research institute, over to support him.

Yu Qingqing sat down at the front seat, and saw that everyone else at the round table had tea, but Uchiha had none. Yu smiled in his heart, "The Hokage family is really petty now! Even this is so obvious!"

Just when Yu was deep in thought, a hand gently pushed a teacup towards him. Yu was stunned and turned around to see Rizu with a silent look on his face, handing the teacup in front of him to Yu without even looking away.

Yu smiled knowingly and nodded to Rizu.

Since this meeting was a sudden special meeting, it was not like the last time where all the village jonin had to be convened to explain important matters.

In addition to the representatives of each family and the more prominent elite ninjas in the village, there were also heads of various departments. There were only about 20 to 30 people in total, so the meeting was conducted in a round table format.

The elders naturally saw the little movements of Hinata and Uchiha. The faces of the three of them darkened, but Tsunade on the opposite side showed a hint of strangeness.

It has been too long since I last returned to the village. Now that Hinata and Uchiha are together, Tsunade just feels that the world is changing too fast.

Sarutobi took a deep breath silently, "Uchiha clan leader, this is the negotiation letter brought by the Hidden Cloud Village, take a look!"

Yu took the document handed over by Sarutobi and flipped through it casually. Suddenly, he couldn't help but chuckle, "This Raikage is really interesting. His village lost the battle, but he asked the victorious party to pay compensation. It's simply ridiculous. Does he think they can win if they fight another all-out war?"

Yu's ruthless ridicule made many of the ninjas present smile.

"Chief Uchiha, this is an all-out war, not a joke. Once the war breaks out, do you know how many people in the village will die?" Sarutobi asked in a low voice.

Yu casually threw the document on the table, "It seems that Lord Hokage is really old. Others just want to scare you, but you make such a big scene! People who don't know would think that Konoha is a small ninja village!"

"A person can be bitten off with just a few threats. Since when did the spirit of Konoha, the largest ninja village, become so limited! Lord Hokage, has Konoha become one of the five weakest villages in the ninja world?"

Yu's light and sarcasm suddenly silenced all the ninjas present, "Yeah! When did Konoha threaten another village and then hand over a hero who won a battle? Shouldn't this kind of thing be rejected directly?"

Even Tsunade seemed extremely silent at this moment.

"Uchiha brat, the Hokage is doing this for the peace of the village. Who can guarantee that the Hidden Cloud Village will not launch a large-scale war because of this matter!" Utane Koharu said angrily.

Yu spread his hands, "You always say it's for the village. If everyone does this for the village, Konoha might as well not exist. After all, if we lose, we will be swallowed up by others, and if we win, we will be cut into pieces. It's the same thing from beginning to end. We might as well disband right here! Why are we still fighting! Why are we still protecting the village!"

"Yu! That's too much!" Sarutobi said in a louder voice, "Originally this was just a local war between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning. Neither side had the intention of expanding the war and should have restrained each other. However, you not only killed all the elite Cloud Ninjas on the battlefield, but also robbed the Jinchūriki of the Hidden Cloud Village. This is a result that no ninja village can tolerate."

"Shouldn't the loser pay the price? Moreover, Kumogakure started the war first. If I were the Hokage now, as the Hokage and leader of the village, shouldn't I act like a victor and make the Land of Lightning, the loser who initiated the challenge, compensate for Konoha's losses?"

"Now the victorious party is threatened by the defeated party. I really don't know what the point of everyone holding a meeting here is! I originally thought that everyone came here to discuss how to cut off the Thunder Country and gain greater benefits for the village, but I found out that you are here to discuss how to sign an agreement that will humiliate the village! This... I really don't know what the brain circuits of the top leaders are thinking!

"Are you Hokage and the two elders still complaining that I, Uchiha, have brought such a disaster to the village? I want to ask the elders if they can still eat meat!"

"Don't you understand that a weak country has no diplomacy? Don't you understand that today they can threaten the village to hand over the hero because I, Uchiha, won the battle, and tomorrow they can find a reason to ask the village to hand over people from other families because they see what they want! May I ask, Lord Hokage, can you retreat again and again for the sake of peace in the village!" Yu supported the table with both hands and looked at the Third Hokage and others with sharp eyes.

The third generation and others were speechless by Yu's powerful words, and were at a loss for a moment.

The third generation looked at the ninjas present in panic, trying to see if there were any family representatives at the table who shared the same idea as him, but to his disappointment, all the ninja representatives who came to attend the meeting were conquered by Yu's remarks and nodded in agreement.

Sarutobi quickly looked at Tsunade who was silent beside him, trying to get her to say something, but all he saw was disappointment in Tsunade's eyes.

Sarutobi felt a sense of desolation in his heart. He was doing this for the village! The village could no longer afford a war. If the war continued, the village's existence would be in jeopardy. He felt suffocated and his face turned red.

However, he did not consider the feelings of the other ninjas at all. The ninja world is a world where the strong prey on the weak. Once you show your cowardly weakness, just wait to be eaten by the wolves!

Peace is never achieved by giving in, but by fighting. Most ninjas understand this.

"You...Uchiha brat...you are talking nonsense!" Mito Menyan accused harshly.

"Humph! If the Hokage is unable to shoulder the responsibility of leading the village due to his age, he could have stepped down long ago while he was still alive, instead of standing there and disgusting everyone! The village never needs a weak Hokage."

"Learn from history, the peace of Konoha was not won through fighting. The enemy will not be satisfied with your concessions, but will only become more ferocious. One blow will lead to a hundred blows. If we want our descendants to not endure the pain of war, our generation must first withstand the test of war, illuminate future generations with our blood and tears, and establish Konoha's illustrious reputation with swords and fire! This is the true will of fire!"

"Rather than leaving the danger of war to the next generation just for the sake of temporary peace because of our current weakness, everyone! Is your blood still hot? Is your heart still young?"

Yu emphasized the last few words, his tone filled with excitement.

In an instant, the blood of all the ninjas present became boiling, and a hint of fighting spirit flashed in each of their eyes.

"The Uchiha clan leader said it well! What a saying that says one strike first, before a hundred strikes come!"

"My Akimichi clan is willing to fight for Konoha and our future generations!"

"Humph! The Land of Lightning is nothing. They are just defeated enemies of Konoha. Why are they so arrogant?!"

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At this moment, even Tsunade on the opposite side had sparkling eyes, "Use your own blood and tears to illuminate future generations! Did grandpa have the same idea back then? I have to say that the Uchiha are really different now!"